He does not appear to be a great man, the little
greenlandic who walks down to the water with his kayak. But as
you know you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover. My first
impression was of course completely wrong.

The kayak is put in the water and swiftly he enters the
tiny vessel. He paddles app. 5 meters away from the shore to
get clear of the shallow waters. The water is just above the
freezing limit, så he starts of by getting his body used to
the low temperature. His face clearly shows that the water is
very cold and you get chills all over just by looking at him.

Shortly afterwards he sits calmly in his kayak, smiling and
looking at the audience. Ritually he bows and then turns the
kayak upside down. The audience is stunned. The kayak turns
around again and people are applauding loudly as he catches
his breath after having had contact with the cold water.

He makes other turns, some of them quickly after another,
and some nice and easy. Everything in complete control and
with a precision and elegance that clearly shows how skilled
he is in kayaking. After several different turns he yells out
something in greenlandic. Apparently he needs a cigarette.

He rows ashore and is given, not a cigarette, but a cigar.
He coughs a little and laughs, which also make the audience
laugh. Then he paddles out again. The paddle is placed along
the kayak and he raises his right hand holding the cigar high.
Then he turns around keeping the cigar above water. The left
hand appears on the other side of the kayak, reaches over and
grabs the cigar. He finishes the turn and just sits there
smoking the cigar. The audience is going crazy.

But the show is not over yet. He returns the cigar and
paddles out again. He turns the kayak around and starts
paddling upside down. It looks pretty funny and people are
laughing and applauding as he turns around again to catch his
breath.

A few more tricks are being showed and the audience loves
it. Then he ends the show with another ritual bow. It has been
a great experience, and I look impressed at the little
greenlandic as he gets out of the kayak and wrings the water
out of his socks.

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